NHS Will Continue Giving Cross-Sex Hormones to Teenagers

The NHS will continue providing cross-sex hormones to teenagers

March 25, 2024 TruthUSA

Campaigners are raising concerns about the prioritization of ideology over patient safety in the ‘disturbing’ approach of ‘gender-affirming care’ for young people who identify as transgender.

NHS England has confirmed it will continue prescribing cross-sex hormones to children as young as 16 after reviewing its clinical practices for young individuals experiencing gender confusion.

While the NHS has stopped allowing children to take puberty blockers due to concerns raised by clinicians and campaign groups, the updated policy permits the administration of “masculinizing” and “feminizing” hormones if deemed beneficial for the individual.

Helen Joyce, a director at the Sex Matters campaign group, expressed dismay over this development, stating, “This troubling situation highlights the ongoing battle to restore evidence-based medical practices.”

She also pointed out a troubling aspect, noting that children struggling with self-harm, psychotic episodes, or drug addiction may still qualify for hormone treatment.

“The NHS must reconsider its approach to prevent further harm caused by medical practices influenced by ideology rather than proven clinical benefits,” Joyce added.

She further criticized NHS England for seeming “unaware of the widespread outrage following the recent exposure of such practices in leaked WPATH files,” referencing documents leaked from the chat board of the World Professional Association for Transgender Health, which impacts UK treatment protocols in the healthcare system, according to Sex Matters.